More than 60 Carmel Clay school teachers lined 116th Street Nov. 27 for an informational picket to show their frustration over contract negotiations with school administrators.

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The Carmel teachers union has filed an unfair labor practice complaint against Carmel Clay Schools, charging that a school board member and the superintendent have been trying to circumvent the union by speaking directly to individual teachers about ongoing contract negotiations.

The complaint has temporarily halted the collective bargaining process that was to include a hearing next Monday.

Now, a different hearing - before the Indiana Education Employment Relations Board on Dec. 14 - will look into these new allegations. ...